Candied Orange Peels

CANDIED ORANGE PEELS                 

 Instead of wasting  orange peels, use them to make nutritious yummies for your tummies .

Ingredients      

An orange

Sugar

Water

Method 

• Cut peel on each orange into 4 vertical segment .Remove each segment (including white pith) in 1 piece. Cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Cook in large pot of boiling water 15 minutes; drain, rinse, and drain again.
• Bring 3 cups sugar and 3 cups water to boil in medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add peel. Return to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until peel is very soft, about 45 minutes. Drain.
• Toss peel and 1 cup sugar on rimmed baking separating strips. Lift peel from sugar; transfer to sheet of foil. Let stand until coating is dry, 1 to 2 days.